Hawke's Bay to miss cold snap

Ivy Rochester, 4, from Napier, enjoys a sunny spring day out fishing on Napier's West Quay. Photo / Duncan Brown

As a cold-snap brings snow to the South Island this week, Hawkes' Bay can expect more traditional spring-time temperatures.

Snow might have been falling in Queenstown yesterday as a weather system moved up the South Island but it was a different story in Hastings and Napier, with temperatures touching 20 degrees.

"We've got a couple of weather systems effecting New Zealand for the next couple of days," MetService meteorologist Angus Hines said.

"Firstly, there's the system around the South Island at the moment which had brought some pretty decent snow showers. It's now moving up the country, bringing rain to western parts.

"That's going to weaken away as it goes through the North Island. So, Hawke's Bay will definitely not feel the full force of that one. In fact, Hawke's Bay can expect a mostly fine day today."

Some rain could be expected to the north of the North Island's east coast.

Hines said some showers could be expected later this afternoon in parts of Hawke's Bay.

"It might be a bit wet and a bit grey but we're not expecting it to really pelt down.

"The second weather system to effect New Zealand is tracking down from the north. A low-pressure system will be bring some stronger easterly winds and periods of rain, mainly effecting Northland.

"Again, it looks like the worst of that weather is going to stay to the north of Hawke's Bay. So, you guys are a little bit in-between the systems effecting the rest of the country."

Napier, Hastings and Wairoa all touched 20 degrees on Saturday and could expect temperatures to remain in the high-teens for the rest of the week.

"It's certainly not bad when some parts of the country are getting snow and southerlies," he said.